The 12th Annual Summer Jazz Workshop will be July 6-10 2025 at Cuesta College.
Through a joint partnership between SLO Jazz Festival and Cuesta College Community Programs, with Direction from Ron McCarley, Director of Jazz Studies, we are announcing the 12th Annual 2026 Summer Jazz Workshop.
WORKSHOP DETAILS:
The SLO Summer Jazz Workshop is a 5-day jazz performance course put on by the SLO Jazz Festival and Cuesta College aimed at students from Junior High through College and adults looking for a positive experience of musical growth. Each student will be instructed as to the role his/her instrument plays in a jazz ensemble as well as how to present themselves on the bandstand and prepare for getting paid work playing music. This intensive week is a great time for learning to make music with new people, learning your instrument better and understanding jazz improvisation.
This summer’s workshop participants will be divided into three separate groups: “Anyone Can Improvise,” “ The Jazz Master Class." The two groups will participate jointly in some exercises but will have focused time each day for specialized lessons based on their skill level.